12:54 AM,
Nov. 11, 2013

Saints running back Pierre Thomas tries to break the tackle of DeMarcus Ware.

Written by

Glenn Guilbeau
gguilbeau@gannett.com

What Happened: The New Orleans Saints destroyed the Dallas Cowboys, 49-17, and set an NFL record with 40 first downs as well as setting a franchise record for total yards with 625 in front of 73,018 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome Sunday night.

Turning Point: The Saints drove 75 yards in six plays and 48 seconds for a touchdown with five seconds to go before halftime to take a 28-10 lead into the break. Quarterback Drew Brees hit running back Darren Sproles on a screen pass for the score from 28 yards out. "The score at the end of the second quarter was very important," Saints ...